The quality of your social, professional, and family life is primarily determined by how well you get along with people. We need to thoroughly understand people to interact with them better. Understanding others will help us modify a variety of behaviors to improve the social situation we are in.

Les Giblin’s book Skill with People offers practical guidance to improve your interactions with others. Making an impression is only one of the many helpful advice topics covered in the Skill with people course, which also covers talking to people, making others feel important, giving constructive criticism, and more.

The ability to interact with others is crucial in today’s society. People value communication as their most important Skill. We can all improve our ability to handle a range of social settings, disputes, negotiations, and cordial talks.

Recognizing individuals for who they are and how they think is necessary to understand people and human nature.

People are more interested in themselves than you are, so remember that. Another way to say it is that anyone at any time is 1000 times more interested in themselves than in you.

When you realize that most individuals only think about themselves, you may create fantastic social scenarios. The next time you speak to someone, give your full attention to finding ways to make them feel special and wanted. It doesn’t matter what you ask them; make sure they’re thoughtful, insightful, and intelligent questions about their life.

Skill with people is PACKED with actionable steps for interacting with others. These subjects include 10 “how-to’s”:

1. How to Skillfully Talk to People

• Talk to people about the most exciting topic – THEMSELVES!
• Remove the following words from your vocabulary: “I, me, my, mine.”

2. How to Skillfully Make People Feel Important

• Listening to and complimenting them (when appropriate) are 2 great ways to make people feel important.

3. How to Skillfully Agree with People

• Try to be naturally agreeable – no one likes to be disagreed with. Don’t start arguments.

Some other actionable steps in the book include; How to Skillfully Listen to People, How to Skillfully Influence People, How to Skillfully Make up People’s Minds, How to Skillfully Set People’s Moods, How to Skillfully Praise People, How to Skillfully Critique People, How to Skillfully Thank People. 

You need to read Skill with people. Skill with people is written very simply, yet its teachings are so profound. We encourage you to get the complete book and read more about it. This book is sure to leave no stone unturned regarding the question you might have. 

Happy reading!